Analysis: China faces its “Sputnik” moment as US export curbs deal a blow to its chip ambitions

U.S. export restrictions on chip equipment to China are likely to lead to its “Sputnik” moment, prompting Chinese chipmakers to try creative engineering solutions and chart their own course even if it may not succeed commercially in the longer term, experts said.
Analysis: U.S. ban on Nvidia, AMD chips seen boosting Chinese rivals

The U.S. ban on exports to China of Nvidia and AMD’s flagship artificial intelligence chips will create new business opportunities for domestic startups jockeying for a piece of China’s fast-growing data center chip market, industry executives and analysts told Reuters.
As Apple upgrades its software, developers hunt for headset hints

As Apple Inc (AAPL.O) rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work.
S.Korean Naver’s robotics ambitions challenged by 5G on-the-ground realities

On weekdays, South Korean tech company Naver Corp’s (035420.KS) new headquarters near Seoul resembles a scene straight out of a science-fiction movie, with some 40 robots ambling across floors and delivering parcels and Starbucks coffee to humans.
Whitepaper outlines how to meet the learning needs of a Hybrid Workforce

‘Embracing eLearning as a Hybrid Workforce’, the recently published whitepaper from Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Learning Solutions, assesses the changes in learning needs and delivery in the aftermath of the Covid19 pandemic. The whitepaper examines the importance of: being strategic; using a learning management system (LMS) to support blended delivery; making learning accessible to all, and having online and offline capability.
Explainer: China’s Xiaomi battles probes in key India market

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK) faces legal headaches in India as a federal financial crime-fighting agency and tax authorities investigate its business practices.
Huawei pays out $9.65 billion in dividends to current and retired staff

Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) paid out dividends totalling 61.404 billion yuan ($9.65 billion) to current and retired workers in its employee shareholder scheme, according to a filing with the Shanghai Clearing House.
Scotland’s digital technologies body focuses on eLearning

Commissioned from, and written by, Wendy Edie, Managing Director of Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment developer, eCom Scotland, the White Paper advocates deploying technology-delivered learning to bring sustainability and help drive government and corporate agendas regarding upskilling, re-skilling and performance support. It argues that, while not every organisation may be ready and eager to apply such technologies as automation and artificial intelligence to its learning and development activities, every organisation needs to consider how digital learning technology can support its teams to deliver continually improving performance.
IBM spinoff Kyndryl signs ‘beachhead’ networking deal with Nokia

Kyndryl (KD.N), the former infrastructure services business of IBM (IBM.N), signed a deal with Nokia (NOKIA.HE) to help automate factories by bringing in cloud computing and artificial intelligence over wireless networks.
TRANSFORMING SOCIETY & THE WORKPLACE THROUGH EDUCATION

By Pascal Bornet As we enter into “the fourth industrial revolution,” as described by World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, we see a disruption in society as a result of the use of technology and intelligent automation to increase productivity. Many workers have already been displaced and that number will continue to […]